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"We Got the Beat" is a song by the American rock band the Go-Go's, written by the group's lead guitarist and keyboardist Charlotte Caffey. The band first recorded the song in 1980 for a single on UK-based Stiff Records, and later rerecorded it for their debut album Beauty and the Beat on I.R.S. Records.
Charlotte Irene Caffey (born October 21, 1953) is an American guitarist and pianist, best known for her work in the rock band the Go-Go's in the 1980s, including writing "We Got the Beat". Career [ edit ]
The kingdom of Arcadia is peaceful and prosperous, its people's lives governed by a mysterious "Beat" ("We Got the Beat"). King Basilius and his wife Gynecia have two daughters. The younger, Philoclea, is in love with her childhood friend Musidorus, a shepherd who is not considered an appropriate match.
"Our Lips Are Sealed" and a new version of "We Got the Beat" were popular singles in North America in early 1982. During this period, the Go-Go's started building a fanbase. [20] In 1982, the group was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best New Artist. [21] [22] The follow-up album, Vacation, received mixed reviews and sold less than Beauty and ...
"We Got the Beat" Mick Haggerty, C.D. Taylor "Vacation" 1982 "Get Up and Go" Douglas Martin "Head over Heels" 1984 "Turn to You" Mary Lambert "Yes or No" "Cool Jerk" 1991 Martin Coppen, Sid Bartholomen "The Whole World Lost Its Head" 1994 Roger Avary "Unforgiven" 2001 Troy Smith "Club Zero" 2020
Beauty and the Beat is the debut album from California new wave band the Go-Go's.Released July 14, 1981 [2] on the I.R.S. Records label, the album reached number one on Billboard's Top LPs & Tape chart in March 1982, bolstered by its two big Hot 100 hit singles: "Our Lips Are Sealed" (no. 20) and "We Got the Beat" (no. 2), released in 1980, but in a different version.
"Our Lips Are Sealed" is a song co-written by Jane Wiedlin, guitarist of the Go-Go's, and Terry Hall, singer of the Specials and Fun Boy Three. It was first recorded by the Go-Go's as the opening track on their album Beauty and the Beat (1981) and was their debut American single in June 1981.
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